THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION
Aušrinė Peleckienė, Giedrutė Grigonienė, Irmantas Ramanauskas, Loreta Alešiūnaitė
Pages: 184-192
Published: 11 Aug 2016
Views: 2,025
Downloads: 375
Abstract: This paper analyzes the importance of native (specialty) and foreign language competence in today’s multicultural and multilingual society and discusses the significance of professional language skills for linguistic competence as one of professional career factors in the context of globalization. One of the tasks of higher education institutions (HEIs) is improving students’ linguistic competence. Acquisition of communication skills requires developing students’ thinking, activity, creativity, and resourcefulness. The paper presents how students of several HEIs of Kaunas city view the importance of native (specialty) and foreign language skills for their professional career in the global world. The study showed that in view of the internationalization and globalization of the labor market, multilingual competence is important for professional career and development. According to the respondents, English language skills and the ability to express one’s thoughts in Lithuanian were highly important for professional success, whereas Russian and Polish language skills were least important.
Keywords: communication, linguistic competence, native (specialty) language, foreign languages, professional language, professional career
Cite this article: Aušrinė Peleckienė, Giedrutė Grigonienė, Irmantas Ramanauskas, Loreta Alešiūnaitė. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE FOR PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBALIZATION. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Language, Individual & Society 10, 184-192 (2016). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1001211/
Back to the contents of the volume
© 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. This permission does not cover any third party copyrighted material which may appear in the work requested.
Disclaimer: The Publisher and/or the editor(s) are not responsible for the statements, opinions, and data contained in any published works. These are solely the views of the individual author(s) and contributor(s). The Publisher and/or the editor(s) disclaim any liability for injury to individuals or property arising from the ideas, methods, instructions, or products mentioned in the content.
